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Re: Notes from the version control BOF at the summit
Ian Lance Taylor <ian@wasabisystems.com> writes:
> [...] Integrity checks and patch signing would be nice bonuses, but
> they are not required. gcc operates under social conventions, and
> generally relies on trust within the community [...]
Sure, but consider the value of digital signatures in detection of
repository corruption, and toward automated merging of patches without
the necessity of handing out UNIX ssh logins to everyone.
- FChE